Academy converter · Knowsley

Halewood Academy

11–16Ages
1,131Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139614URN

The Avenue, Wood Road, Halewood, Knowsley, L26 1UU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Knowsley median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Knowsley

432 applications for 236 places · 4th of 6 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.8of 90

Knowsley 34.8 England 46.0

2nd of 6 in Knowsley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 28 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard
17 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Knowsley median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

432 applications · 236 places offered · 256 named it first

2026 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.5
2022 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.5
2021 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.5
2020 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.5
2019 1.2; Knowsley median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Knowsley median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.4
2015 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.3
2014 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.6

This school
Knowsley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	236	432	1.8	256	1.08
Sep 2025	234	406	1.7	255	1.09
Sep 2024	234	368	1.6	223	0.95
Sep 2023	235	401	1.7	262	1.11
Sep 2022	238	359	1.5	242	1.02
Sep 2021	189	295	1.6	172	0.91
Sep 2020	233	323	1.4	208	0.89
Sep 2019	233	288	1.2	198	0.85
Sep 2018	203	258	1.3	173	0.85
Sep 2017	199	242	1.2	154	0.77
Sep 2016	177	235	1.3	142	0.80
Sep 2015	183	232	1.3	154	0.84
Sep 2014	172	239	1.4	148	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

198 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.82nd of 6 in Knowsley

Knowsley 34.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%2nd of 6 in Knowsley

Knowsley 24% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Knowsley 42% England 66%

This school
Knowsley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.47

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	198	39.8	32%	55%	–
2024/25	223	41.6	38%	56%	–
2023/24	211	38.9	24%	43%	−0.47
2022/23	194	38.5	25%	52%	−0.65

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Halewood AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
St Julie's Catholic High School
2.2 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
The Academy of St Nicholas
3.5 km · Liverpool

Good2022

0.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
3.6 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2021

1.8applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Gateacre School
3.6 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Calderstones School
4.8 km · Liverpool

Good2023

5.1applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
5.4 km · Halton

Good2024

3.0applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
Lord Derby Academy
5.5 km · Knowsley

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34.3Attainment 8
King David High School
5.6 km · Liverpool

Good2022

5.9applications per place 55.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139614 · 340/4611
Trust: Wade Deacon Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,131 on roll
Free school meals: 47.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2013
Replaced: Halewood Centre for Learning (Community) (URN 135475); Halewood College (URN 104488)
Address: The Avenue, Wood Road, Halewood, Knowsley, L26 1UU
Local authority: Knowsley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources